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A carregar... Broken Souls (Eric Carter) (edição 2014)por Stephen Blackmoore (Autor)
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. did not finish. As with the first book, there is exactly 0% humor in it. ( ) So Eric now has to find a way to get out of his bargain with Santa Muerte and stay a step ahead a magic user that wants to skin him alive and use the power that Eric now has from his bargain that he doesn’t want. When you don’t know if the person in front of you is someone you know, or a skin being worn by a magical killer life can be rough. Eric does make a deal with another god to try and get out of his current situation. Why would anyone think a second deal with a deity is a good way to deal with the first deity, but it does move the story along. The audio version of this is just as good as the first book and I’ll be picking up the next one. I’ve been lied to a lot, lately. And some of it’s been with the truth. Broken Souls follows up the craziness that was Dead Things and turns the dial up yet again. We get some fascinating worldbuilding, expanding both the series' view of necromancy and the dead and the Aztec side of Santa Muerte. The necromancy isn't that different from what you'd expect to see in any series dealing directly with magic and death, but it's still used well. Being able to jump back and forth between the land of the dead and the risks thereof are particularly neat. Aztecwise, it's a culture that I know the basics about, but that's about it (and much of that is probably influenced by popular culture). Yet here we get an obsidian knife that can skin people to steal their face and abilities. We get all sorts of bizarre gods. I didn't expect the series to go that way, but now that I see it I can't wait to see what's next. Characterwise, Eric is still a surprisingly excellent protagonist. He's certainly damaged and not particularly likeable, but he's well written and there's a certain sense of 'can't look away'. You just have to see what's going to happen to him next. “Not every mage is an asshole, you know.” Santa Muerte is still fascinating as well. Especially seeing more of her older alter ego. It's always risky to include gods in an urban fantasy, but it seems done well to me. My favorite of the characters? The bruja. Bit of misdirection at first, but she's tough, an arguable good person (rare in this world), and doesn't mind going head to head with Eric. A lovely addition and ally. Overall, a great second entry. Onward and thirdward! sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
Sister murdered, best friend dead, married to the patron saint of death, Santa Muerte. Necromancer Eric Carter's return to Los Angeles hasn't gone well, and it's about to get even worse. His link to the Aztec death goddess is changing his powers, changing him, and he's not sure how far it will go. He's starting to question his own sanity, wonder if he's losing his mind. No mean feat for a guy who talks to the dead on a regular basis. While searching for a way to break Santa Muerte's hold over him, Carter finds himself the target of a psychopath who can steal anyone's form, powers, and memories. Identity theft is one thing, but this guy does it by killing his victims and wearing their skins like a suit. He can be anyone. He can be anywhere. Now Carter has to change the game--go from hunted to hunter. All he has for help is a Skid Row bruja and a ghost who's either his dead friend Alex or the manifestation of Carter's own guilt-fueled psychotic break. Everything is trying to kill him. Nothing is as it seems. If all his plans go perfectly, he might survive the week. He's hoping that's a good thing. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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